Job Vacancy Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Job Locations Skill Sets
Period
to 25 March 2019

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for C skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited C over the 6 months to 25 March 2019 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

C
England > South West
6 months to
25 Mar 2019		 Same period 2018 Same period 2017
Rank 32 40 35
Rank change year-on-year +8 -5 +15
Permanent jobs citing C 781 650 706
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West 7.77% 6.28% 6.92%
As % of the Programming Languages category 13.25% 10.70% 11.84%
Number of salaries quoted 540 471 529
South West median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £42,000
Median salary % change year-on-year - +7.14% -1.18%
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £27,500
90th Percentile £62,250 £62,500 £60,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -

C is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for coding skills.

All Programming Languages
South West
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 5,896 6,075 5,961
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West 58.65% 58.69% 58.44%
Number of salaries quoted 4,831 5,117 5,036
South West median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median salary % change year-on-year +5.88% +6.25% -
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,500 £27,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £61,250 £61,250
England median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% +5.26% -

C
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing C as a percentage of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for C in the South West

C
Salary Trend in the South West

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing C in the South West.

Salary trend for C in the South West

C
Salary Histogram in the South West

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing C in the South West over the 6 months to 25 March 2019.

Salary histogram for C in the South West

C
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C within the South West region over the 6 months to 25 March 2019. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads		 Median Salary
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Job
Vacancies
Gloucestershire +5 310 £52,500 +16.67% 23
Bristol +18 244 £45,000 -2.17% 24
Wiltshire -7 68 £45,000 -10.00% 11
Dorset -27 59 £45,000 - 10
Somerset +13 34 £40,000 -5.88% 4
Cornwall +60 31 £31,500 -14.86% 2
Devon -3 29 £42,500 +29.77% 2
C
England

For the 6 months to 25 March 2019, IT jobs citing C also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the South West region with a requirement for C.

1 359 (45.97%) Software Engineering
2 340 (43.53%) C++
3 324 (41.49%) Security Cleared
4 247 (31.63%) Linux
5 231 (29.58%) Agile Software Development
6 217 (27.78%) Degree
7 209 (26.76%) Python
8 203 (25.99%) Java
9 200 (25.61%) SC Cleared
10 157 (20.10%) DV Cleared
11 138 (17.67%) C#
12 114 (14.60%) Problem-Solving
13 107 (13.70%) Cybersecurity
14 101 (12.93%) Systems Engineering
15 100 (12.80%) OO
16 96 (12.29%) JavaScript
16 96 (12.29%) Scrum
17 95 (12.16%) Windows
18 89 (11.40%) SQL
19 88 (11.27%) Project Management
20 86 (11.01%) UML
20 86 (11.01%) Embedded C
21 81 (10.37%) Computer Science
22 78 (9.99%) Microsoft
23 76 (9.73%) Continuous Integration
24 73 (9.35%) OOD
25 71 (9.09%) TDD
25 71 (9.09%) SDLC
26 66 (8.45%) HTML
27 64 (8.19%) Management Information System

C
Co-occurring IT Skills in the South West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 23 (2.94%) Apache
2 17 (2.18%) Apache Pig
2 17 (2.18%) Apache Spark
3 15 (1.92%) Confluence
4 14 (1.79%) JBoss
5 10 (1.28%) Elasticsearch
5 10 (1.28%) IIS
6 9 (1.15%) Umbraco
7 5 (0.64%) CMS
8 4 (0.51%) MS Exchange
8 4 (0.51%) SharePoint
9 3 (0.38%) Jetty
9 3 (0.38%) Tomcat
10 2 (0.26%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
10 2 (0.26%) K2 blackpearl
11 1 (0.13%) Exchange Server 2013
11 1 (0.13%) Kinematics
11 1 (0.13%) Marvel
11 1 (0.13%) nginx
11 1 (0.13%) WebLogic
Applications
1 20 (2.56%) Microsoft Excel
1 20 (2.56%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (1.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (0.77%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.38%) Acrobat
4 3 (0.38%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.26%) InVision
5 2 (0.26%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.13%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.13%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.13%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.13%) EPLAN
6 1 (0.13%) Simulink
6 1 (0.13%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 7 (0.90%) Dynamics CRM
1 7 (0.90%) Teamcenter
2 3 (0.38%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.26%) Primavera
3 2 (0.26%) SAP SD
4 1 (0.13%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 16 (2.05%) Microsoft Azure
2 12 (1.54%) Amazon AWS
2 12 (1.54%) Google Cloud Platform
3 8 (1.02%) SaaS
4 6 (0.77%) Cloud Computing
4 6 (0.77%) Office 365
5 4 (0.51%) OpenShift
6 3 (0.38%) GitHub
7 2 (0.26%) Amazon EC2
7 2 (0.26%) Amazon S3
7 2 (0.26%) OneDrive
7 2 (0.26%) Serverless
8 1 (0.13%) Amazon CloudWatch
8 1 (0.13%) Amazon SQS
8 1 (0.13%) AWS Lambda
8 1 (0.13%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.13%) Route 53
Communications & Networking
1 33 (4.23%) Internet
2 29 (3.71%) TCP/IP
3 26 (3.33%) Firewall
4 16 (2.05%) Software-Defined Radio
5 14 (1.79%) LAN
5 14 (1.79%) Network Security
6 13 (1.66%) Ethernet
7 12 (1.54%) Wireless
8 10 (1.28%) Wi-Fi
9 8 (1.02%) WAN
10 7 (0.90%) 3G
10 7 (0.90%) 4G
10 7 (0.90%) Bluetooth
10 7 (0.90%) HTTP
11 5 (0.64%) SSL
11 5 (0.64%) VoIP
11 5 (0.64%) VPN
12 4 (0.51%) FCoE
12 4 (0.51%) SNMP
12 4 (0.51%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (7.04%) Big Data
2 34 (4.35%) Hadoop
3 28 (3.59%) MySQL
4 24 (3.07%) SQL Server
5 22 (2.82%) MongoDB
5 22 (2.82%) NoSQL
6 17 (2.18%) Apache Hive
6 17 (2.18%) Relational Database
7 13 (1.66%) GIS
8 12 (1.54%) PostgreSQL
9 11 (1.41%) Data Mining
9 11 (1.41%) Text Mining
10 6 (0.77%) Geospatial Data
11 4 (0.51%) Apache Accumulo
11 4 (0.51%) MariaDB
11 4 (0.51%) RDBMS
12 3 (0.38%) JasperReports
12 3 (0.38%) Oracle Database
12 3 (0.38%) Oracle Database 10g
12 3 (0.38%) Oracle Database 11g
Development Applications
1 60 (7.68%) JIRA
2 56 (7.17%) Git (software)
3 37 (4.74%) Jenkins
4 29 (3.71%) Bitbucket
5 26 (3.33%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 24 (3.07%) Maven
7 22 (2.82%) Rational DOORS
8 18 (2.30%) Ant
9 17 (2.18%) git-flow
10 16 (2.05%) JUnit
11 15 (1.92%) Subversion
12 14 (1.79%) Apache Ivy
12 14 (1.79%) Selenium
13 12 (1.54%) LoadRunner
13 12 (1.54%) Visual Studio
14 10 (1.28%) HP UFT
15 8 (1.02%) EasyMock
15 8 (1.02%) Eclipse
15 8 (1.02%) LabVIEW
16 7 (0.90%) Cucumber
General
1 54 (6.91%) Electronics
2 52 (6.66%) Finance
3 43 (5.51%) Military
4 28 (3.59%) Telecoms
5 21 (2.69%) Manufacturing
6 19 (2.43%) Aerospace
6 19 (2.43%) Marketing
7 15 (1.92%) Games
8 12 (1.54%) Legal
9 9 (1.15%) Local Government
10 8 (1.02%) Banking
11 5 (0.64%) Law
11 5 (0.64%) Retail
12 4 (0.51%) Mandarin Language
13 3 (0.38%) Advertising
13 3 (0.38%) Music Industry
14 2 (0.26%) Automotive
15 1 (0.13%) Avionics
15 1 (0.13%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 240 (30.73%) Software Engineer
2 108 (13.83%) Developer
3 72 (9.22%) Systems Engineer
4 66 (8.45%) C++ Software Engineer
5 60 (7.68%) Embedded Engineer
6 54 (6.91%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 48 (6.15%) Junior
8 47 (6.02%) Software Developer
9 45 (5.76%) Architect
10 38 (4.87%) Java Engineer
10 38 (4.87%) Principal Engineer
10 38 (4.87%) Senior Software Engineer
11 36 (4.61%) Java Software Engineer
12 34 (4.35%) Analyst
12 34 (4.35%) Consultant
13 33 (4.23%) Graduate
14 31 (3.97%) Linux Engineer
14 31 (3.97%) Python Engineer
15 26 (3.33%) Principal Systems Engineer
16 23 (2.94%) C Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 66 (8.45%) HTML
2 55 (7.04%) XML
3 41 (5.25%) .NET
4 35 (4.48%) AngularJS
4 35 (4.48%) Spring
5 34 (4.35%) CSS
6 28 (3.59%) React
7 27 (3.46%) HTML5
7 27 (3.46%) Web Services
8 26 (3.33%) Qt
9 25 (3.20%) Node.js
10 24 (3.07%) OpenCV
11 22 (2.82%) Java EE
12 19 (2.43%) ASP.NET
12 19 (2.43%) LAMP
13 18 (2.30%) Hibernate
13 18 (2.30%) STL
14 17 (2.18%) EJB
14 17 (2.18%) JSF
15 16 (2.05%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 64 (8.19%) Management Information System
2 57 (7.30%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
3 51 (6.53%) Analytical Skills
4 48 (6.15%) Algorithms
5 38 (4.87%) Embedded Systems
6 33 (4.23%) User Experience
7 27 (3.46%) Robotics
8 26 (3.33%) VHDL
9 22 (2.82%) CESG
10 18 (2.30%) Internet of Things
11 16 (2.05%) Device Driver
12 13 (1.66%) CESG CLAS
12 13 (1.66%) Data Structures
12 13 (1.66%) Social Media
12 13 (1.66%) Verilog
13 10 (1.28%) Self-Motivation
14 9 (1.15%) Wiki
15 8 (1.02%) Analytical Mindset
15 8 (1.02%) Greenfield Project
16 7 (0.90%) Cyberthreat
Operating Systems
1 247 (31.63%) Linux
2 95 (12.16%) Windows
3 42 (5.38%) Unix
4 40 (5.12%) Embedded Linux
5 39 (4.99%) Android
6 37 (4.74%) Apple iOS
7 15 (1.92%) Windows Server
8 13 (1.66%) Windows 10
9 11 (1.41%) Windows 7
10 10 (1.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 9 (1.15%) CentOS
11 9 (1.15%) Windows XP
12 7 (0.90%) Mac OS X
13 5 (0.64%) Ubuntu
14 3 (0.38%) FreeRTOS
14 3 (0.38%) Windows 8
14 3 (0.38%) Windows Phone
15 2 (0.26%) Mac OS
16 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2008
16 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 359 (45.97%) Software Engineering
2 231 (29.58%) Agile Software Development
3 114 (14.60%) Problem-Solving
4 107 (13.70%) Cybersecurity
5 101 (12.93%) Systems Engineering
6 100 (12.80%) OO
7 96 (12.29%) Scrum
8 88 (11.27%) Project Management
9 86 (11.01%) UML
10 81 (10.37%) Computer Science
11 76 (9.73%) Continuous Integration
12 73 (9.35%) OOD
13 71 (9.09%) SDLC
13 71 (9.09%) TDD
14 55 (7.04%) DevOps
15 53 (6.79%) Mentoring
16 52 (6.66%) Machine Learning
17 46 (5.89%) Information Security
18 44 (5.63%) Web Development
19 41 (5.25%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 340 (43.53%) C++
2 209 (26.76%) Python
3 203 (25.99%) Java
4 138 (17.67%) C#
5 96 (12.29%) JavaScript
6 89 (11.40%) SQL
7 86 (11.01%) Embedded C
8 45 (5.76%) Bash Shell
9 41 (5.25%) PHP
10 36 (4.61%) VB
11 33 (4.23%) Embedded C++
12 24 (3.07%) PowerShell
13 22 (2.82%) Perl
14 21 (2.69%) Assembly Language
15 19 (2.43%) Ada
16 16 (2.05%) Go
16 16 (2.05%) Ruby
17 15 (1.92%) Objective-C
18 14 (1.79%) PL/SQL
19 11 (1.41%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 324 (41.49%) Security Cleared
2 217 (27.78%) Degree
3 200 (25.61%) SC Cleared
4 157 (20.10%) DV Cleared
5 40 (5.12%) Computer Science Degree
6 29 (3.71%) CISSP
7 23 (2.94%) Microsoft Certification
8 20 (2.56%) CESG Certified Professional
9 17 (2.18%) Cisco Certification
10 16 (2.05%) CCNA
11 15 (1.92%) HNC
12 14 (1.79%) APMP
13 13 (1.66%) CLAS
13 13 (1.66%) MCP
14 11 (1.41%) GIAC
14 11 (1.41%) MCSE
14 11 (1.41%) SANS
15 10 (1.28%) CompTIA Security+
15 10 (1.28%) Linux+ Certification
15 10 (1.28%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (3.59%) QA
2 18 (2.30%) JSP 440
3 14 (1.79%) HMG Security Policy Framework
3 14 (1.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 13 (1.66%) RMADS
5 12 (1.54%) DO-178B
6 11 (1.41%) IEC 61508
7 8 (1.02%) DO-254
8 7 (0.90%) SLA
9 6 (0.77%) HMG Infosec
9 6 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 15288
10 3 (0.38%) Def Stans
10 3 (0.38%) P3O
11 2 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.26%) GDPR
11 2 (0.26%) ISO 9001
11 2 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 1 (0.13%) ISO 15765
12 1 (0.13%) ISO 26262
12 1 (0.13%) PMO
System Software
1 30 (3.84%) Docker
2 24 (3.07%) Firmware
3 20 (2.56%) Active Directory
4 11 (1.41%) VMware Infrastructure
5 8 (1.02%) VMware ESXi
6 7 (0.90%) vSphere
7 6 (0.77%) Hyper-V
8 5 (0.64%) NFS
8 5 (0.64%) Samba
9 4 (0.51%) VirtualBox
9 4 (0.51%) VMware NSX
10 3 (0.38%) Xen
10 3 (0.38%) XenDesktop
11 2 (0.26%) Microsoft App-V
11 2 (0.26%) XenApp
12 1 (0.13%) KVM
Systems Management
1 21 (2.69%) Puppet
2 18 (2.30%) Ansible
3 13 (1.66%) HP ALM
4 12 (1.54%) Kubernetes
5 10 (1.28%) HP Quality Center
6 8 (1.02%) Opscode Chef
6 8 (1.02%) Salt
6 8 (1.02%) vCenter Server
7 5 (0.64%) Nagios
8 4 (0.51%) Docker Swarm
9 3 (0.38%) Terraform
10 2 (0.26%) AirWatch
10 2 (0.26%) Cisco CUCM
10 2 (0.26%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
10 2 (0.26%) SCCM
10 2 (0.26%) SCOM
10 2 (0.26%) SCOrch
10 2 (0.26%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 1 (0.13%) OpenNMS
11 1 (0.13%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 78 (9.99%) Microsoft
2 40 (5.12%) Oracle
3 30 (3.84%) SAP
4 21 (2.69%) VMware
5 18 (2.30%) Atlassian
6 15 (1.92%) HP
7 14 (1.79%) Mentor Graphics
8 13 (1.66%) Intel
8 13 (1.66%) Xilinx
9 11 (1.41%) Google
10 9 (1.15%) Red Hat
11 8 (1.02%) Adobe
11 8 (1.02%) Cisco
11 8 (1.02%) Progress
12 6 (0.77%) Altera
13 5 (0.64%) EMC
13 5 (0.64%) Facebook
13 5 (0.64%) Freescale
13 5 (0.64%) NetApp
13 5 (0.64%) SolarWinds